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- Walt Disney World includes 30,500 hectares, which is approximately the same size as San Francisco.
- When Disney’s Magic Kingdom opened its doors on 1 October 1971, adult admission is $ 3. 50.
- The crowd on opening day at Disney’s Magic Kingdom was approximately 10,000.
- The estimated annual attendance at Disney’s Magic Kingdom is 16. 2 million, followed by Epcot with 9. 9 million, Disney-MGM Studios, with 8. 6 million and Disney’s Animal Kingdom, with 8. 2 million.
- Cinderella Castle is the tallest structure to 189 feet of Disney, followed by Space Mountain at 183 feet.
- Both the Carousel of Progress and It’s a Small World made its debut in the 1964-65 World’s Fair in New York.
- The 180-foot tall Spaceship Earth at the entrance to Epcot weighs approximately 16 million pounds.
- The icon of Disney’s Animal Kingdom, Tree of Life, stands 14 stories, has more than 300 sculptures of animals and is 50 feet wide.
- Built in 1917, Cinderella’s Golden Carrousel in Fantasyland was once located in the Olympic Park in Maplewood, New Jersey.
- The Great Movie Ride at Disney-MGM Studios is a replica of Mann’s Chinese Theater.
- Astro Orbiter first opened in Tomorrowland in 1974 named Star Jets.
- The Hall of Presidents was originally an audio-animatronic exhibition called “Great Moments with Mr. Lincoln”, the first exhibition at the 1964-65 New York World.
- To classify as a “Galactic Hero” at the Space Ranger Spin Buzz Light years, you must score 900,000 to 999,999 points.
- Astronauts Scott Carpenter, Gordon Cooper and Jim Irwin were present at the opening of Space Mountain in 1975.
- The legendary golfer Jack Nicklaus is the first champion at Walt Disney World Open Invitational, which debuted in 1971.
- Tomorrowland Transit Authority was originally WEDway People Mover (WED foot of Walter Elias Disney).
- The design of Main Street USA is inspired by Walt Disney Hometown Marceline, Missouri.
- The 189-foot high water tower icon at Disney-MGM Studios is known as the Tower of Earffel. “
- The 8,500-acre natural reserve of Disney, located 15 miles south of Disney World, has a learning center for conservation and hiking.
- Approximately 46 million people visit Walt Disney World – including Disney’s Magic Kingdom, Epcot, Disney-MGM Studios, Disney’s Animal Kingdom and Downtown Disney – a year.
- Cinderella Castle, the centerpiece of Disney’s Magic Kingdom has 18 towers and 13 gargoyles.
- A suspension suspension bridge leads to Tom Sawyer Island to Fort Langhorne, bearing the name of Samuel Langhorne Clemens (aka Mark Twain).
- One of the original attractions of Disney’s Magic Kingdom, Tomorrowland Indy Speedway was once known as Grand Prix Raceway.
- The replica of the Liberty Bell is in the center of Liberty Square was built from the original cast as the faith in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
- Disney’s Magic Kingdom, which includes about 107 acres, is itself larger than Disneyland, which covers 80 acres in Anaheim, California.
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